diff --git a/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.cpp b/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.cpp
index c80758e6a7..bd5487c716 100755
--- a/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.cpp
@@ -476,3 +476,15 @@ u32 utils::get_cpu_model()
 
 	return g_value;
 }
+
+namespace utils
+{
+	extern const u64 main_tid = []() -> u64
+	{
+	#ifdef _WIN32
+		return GetCurrentThreadId();
+	#else
+		return reinterpret_cast<u64>(pthread_self());
+	#endif
+	}();
+}
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.hpp b/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.hpp
index 538717d86e..9fd3d2c962 100755
--- a/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/sysinfo.hpp
@@ -54,4 +54,6 @@ namespace utils
 	u32 get_cpu_family();
 
 	u32 get_cpu_model();
+
+	extern const u64 main_tid;
 }